213: Mike Dowling - A US Marine, Author, Producer and Veteran Advocate

Mike Dowling is an Emmy nominated producer, author, and veteran advocate based in Los Angeles. Mike enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2001 and was in boot camp when 9/11 happened. Enlisting on an open contract, he was assigned to be a military policeman, became the distinguished honor graduate of his class, and would serve as a military working dog handler deploying with his Military Working Dog Rex to Iraq in 2004. They were attached to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines surviving the Triangle of Death and the First Battle of Fallujah. His book “ Sergeant Rex: The Unbreakable Bond Between A Marine and His Military Working Dog ” (Atria Books/2011) is a memoir of his service as a K9 handler. Since leaving the miliary, Mike shifted his career to film and media. He has been a military consultant on a wide range of productions for CBS, ABC, Animal Planet, and for Netflix working with Academy Award winning producers James Moll and Robert Zemeckis on the Medal of Honor docuseries (2018). Instagram: @miked0wling Mike Dowling’s website: Sergeant Rex is available for purchase at: Amazon Barnes & Noble Google Audible iTunes Support the show and become a War Stories patron: Website:

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This episode was published on Aug 12, 2022.

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